Tassadar Build Guide “Executor, I stand ready!”

Welcome to our guide for Tassadar, a Ranged Support in
Heroes of the Storm. Within these pages, you will find everything required to
understand how best to play this hero, in both different map styles and team
compositions.

1. Tassadar's Overview

Tassadar is a ranged support Hero with both great offensive and defensive potential. He is
often seen as a "Semi Support" since he is capable of dishing out
significant damage while protecting his allies with powerful shields at the same time. Tassadar
is one of the most versatile Heroes in the game, which makes him fit into many
different team compositions.

3. Tassadar's Talent Build Cheatsheet

Templar's Will Build

The Templar's Will Build focuses on enhancing Tassadar's Basic Attacks with
the help of Templar's Will. At Level 10,
both Heroic Abilities are viable. While Force Wall prevents
enemy Heroes from running away, Archon causes Tassadar's
Basic Attack to hit even harder. All in all, we recommend this Build if your
team already features a solid Support but lacks damage, especially if the enemy
team has no Blinds to prevent your Basic Attacks from hitting.

Offensive Support Build

The Offensive Support Build focuses on boosting Tassadar's offensive capabilities,
most importantly his Psionic Storm and
Archon abilities. We recommend this Build if your
team already features a solid Support but lacks the damage to take down enemy
priority targets.

4. Tassadar's Synergies and Counters

Tassadar synergizes with

Tassadar is the perfect match for Warriors and Assassins who require
special protection in order to unfold their true potential. As such, Heroes like
Artanis or Illidan
will greatly benefit from the protection Plasma Shield
provides, while the Lifesteal makes them much more resilient. Valla, for the same reasons,
synergizes extremely well with Tassadar, especially if combined with another Support.

Tassadar is countered by

Tassadar does not really get countered by a lot of Heroes, however, there are
a few that can cause some problems for him. First and foremost, Varian's
Shattering Throw talent allows him to break Tassadar's shields very
quickly. Furthermore, Tassadar is susceptible to Silences, which makes Alarak
a rather uncomfortable opponent to face.

5. Tassadar's Maps

Tassadar's stronger maps

Tassadar's average maps

Tassadar's weaker maps

Tassadar is an extremely versatile Hero, which makes him perform decently
on most maps. However, the truly shines on battlegrounds on which he can fully utilize
his Plasma Shield defensively against pushing Map Objectives,
such as Golems or Punishers. We usually do not recommend picking Tassadar on
Battlefield of Eternity, due
to his low single target damage against Immortals.

6. Tassadar's Tips and Tricks

Using Oracle causes Tassadar to dismount. If possible, make sure to use it first and mount up after.

Tassadar is a formidable solo laner. Try to harass your opponents with basic attacks by using Plasma Shield on yourself as soon as you notice your enemy fights back.

Plasma Shield can be used on allied Structures. Use this to buy your team more time while defending.

If your team is retreating, remember that Psionic Storm can be used to dismount pursuing enemies.

7. Tassadar's Role in the Current Meta

Tassadar is a true allrounder that fits into a variety of team compositions
thanks to his great utility. He acts as a Semi Supporter, which means he is
usually not capable of keeping an entire team alive on his own. However, his
Plasma Shield is an excellent tool to protect
individual targets from burst damage, while his
Psionic Storm provides great
waveclear and AoE damage in team fights. Tassadar
works really well when protecting fragile assassins like Illidan or Jaina,
and
counters Stealthed Heroes like Nova or Zeratul because of his
Oracle ability. Unlike other Heroes, Tassadar can
be played efficiently on all of the maps currently available.

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